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induction phase

01-31-2010, 08:13 PM

My mom has the new atkins book and I was skimming it. The first phase is called induction where you are restricted in you total net carbs to 20g. You only do this for 2 weeks and then you slowly start adding carbs back in. Is this a good way to jumpstart fat loss or is one safe just to make sure they are below 50g per day?

I did Atkins *ahem* 10 years ago, and the induction worked for me in terms of losing weight.

However, when I started eating the Primal way a few weeks ago, the weight started to come off, but I could also feel the ketosis, which I never could with Atkins.

The difference being, I&#39;ve completely cut out grains and dairy and it&#39;s much easier to get into ketosis (=not feeling hungry, no cravings) without crispbread, camambert and cream! And that&#39;s without being too strict about the carbs from veggies and nuts (I do keep an eye on fruits, though, only eating a small serving and not every day).